St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-02

you saw and conscientiousiy understood
them. Your visit to this commonwealth oc
ours at a time when all our interests and in
lustrieS have fairly felt the impetus of ad
vancement and prosperity impaired to then
by an administration of national affairs, pru
dent, pure, peaceable, loyal to the consutu
in our midst the chosen magistrate of
30,OCO,O00 of freemen, the representative of
constitutional liberty and of the grand
and indestructible union of the states, leach
for the unfolding of which Indiana
has given her choicest blood and treasure
SO closely, so frequently are the territorial
limits OF Indiana crossed by the numerous
that Indianapolis may properly be called the
gateway of the West. To-day the gate is
thrown widely open with the wish that your
entrance and sojourn here may be as pleasant
to you as it is to US; that your farther jour
ney beyond may be safe and fortunate; and
rest assured, you will have the fervent wishes
of the people of Indiana for your safety dur
ing every step OF your journey, coupled with
the hope that you may return to
the capital with health recuperated and
energies renewed for the discharge OF the
responsible duties devolving upon you as the
chief magistrate of the great republic 1t is
only to be regretted that an Industrious citizen
of our own state. whose path lay near your
own III honor and service, is not here to join
the fluctuations of an occasion which he
would have so much enjoyed. To you, Mr..
President, as the guest of Indiana and in be-
half OF her two and Il half million of citi-
zens, again BID You thrice welcome to the
state and to the inequalities of the capital
The president said III reply:
''When received hearty invitation from
the people of Indiana and through their gov
ernor the invitation Of the people to stop or
my travel and see them and their capital
city, was not long i'll determining that my
route should lead me that way. l am sim
cerely glad to have the opportunity, which
my short stay affords to see the fair proper
tons of your thriving and prosperous town.
The citizens of this state of Indiana have
the volume and variety of their pro
duets, their public educational advantages,
their charitable institutions, and all that con
trlbuted to the greatness of a state. But ii
seems to me that not the least cause for All
lndlanans pride should be his state capitol.
| First settled in 1870 one year thereafter its
! population numbered fifteen families; chosen
as the seat of the state government in 1921,
it was about that time laid out as a town and
| given its present fame, though ii had no in
| corporation until 1886, and did not receive
city charter. till 1s47. Forty years growth
has given it population of 1OO. 600 and
all the business activity that characterizes
| prosperous American city. l shall not dwell
in detail upon the features of your city's
fourishing condition, which are daily under
observation. l am told by an old resident
that your capital can be directly reached by
| railroad from every county in the state eX-
cepting two, and those who live here must be
VERY ACTIVE AND RESTLESS.
or very social, or BOTH for l am quite sure
that you will find more miles of street rail
road in indianapolis than in any other city
of its size in the United States. / must not
not omit to congratulate the people of In
| diana and their capital upon careful and
economical administration of their public
| affairs. A proof of this now beauties your
city, for am told that your spacious and
actually built within the limit of its expense
| originally fixed. In these days of waste, ex-
traVagance and miscalculation in re-
gard to public buildings, this is a
thing so unusual that you may well be proud
OF it. So far as your city Is concerned, it
has been quite lately reported as having the
lowest tax rate of all the cities of the country
with population of $4,000 and upwards
| excepting two. am at this moment much
impressed with another thought connected
with this place. Its suggestion can't fail to
awaken in your minds an affectonate senti-
m natad ana Its subject ndireets the inter
| spot. Here lived and died man.
your neighbor and your friend, whose name
was household word throughout the land,
trusted and respected by his fellow men and
by them invested with the highest trusts. A
loyal, true son of your state, amid his honors
ne never forgot the people of Indiana. and
his fellow townsmen Of indianapolis. And
while he loved you well, be brought honor to
you by his faithful discharge of the functions
of public office and by firm devotion and
adherence to patriotic principles. All will
fo you his m 'ne resPeet e cher
tender thought of the people
of the land will always turn to your city as
the place where your distinguished citizen
lived and died, and where rest his remains
among the surrounding he SO much enjoyed.
1t is therefore not only gratifying to be with
you as citizen of Indianapolis, but to be
able to greet you as the friends and neigh
connected with me by the ties of friendship.
by the fortunes of political life and in the
discharge of public duty.
Alter the speeches, the citizens passed
through the rotunda in files of three,
the column not all being admitted, sew
eral hundred being left waiting. At
l:30 O'Clock the president and wife and
immediate party called upon Mrs. Hen
bricks, where an elegant lunch was
provided, very unexpectedly, which
somewhat delayed the further march.
1t was 2:30 before the procession again
started, going north on Meridian street
to ex-senator McDonald's home, where
Mrs. Mcdonald had prepared lunch and
invited a party of sixty to sit down with
the distinguished guests. After brief
| call here the march was taken I'D for
the union depot, where they arrived
shortly after $3.50, and, as soon as posi-
bic, started for Terre Haute. The
weather continued ftful all through the
day, but there was DO actual rain.
THEY WE'RE DELIGHTED.
IERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 1.-The
train left indianapolis half an hour late,
! but the time was made up before it
reached Terre Haute. The president
and Mrs. Cleveland expressed them
selves as delighted with the warmth
and cordlality of their reception and
with the general appearance of the
town, its inhabitants and public build
lngs. A single accident only married the
pleasure of the visit. On the way to the
depot the horse ridden by member of
the governors staff, Immediately in
IfonI OF the presidents carriage, became
alarmed, reared, threw its rider and fell
upon him. The man was assisted to
his feet, but was laid upon the side of the
strickland remained there surrounded by
a knot of his comrades, as the process
sion moved past. The time for leaving
was already up and the visitors were
d-iVen 70 the depot without learning the
! name Of the Injured gentleman. Ter
vent hopes are expressed that the acct
dent may not prove as serious as it ap-
| peared in passing. The stop at Indian
| mOnotOny which are inevitable to a
thirty hours continuous ride. The
| speech making was commercially brief,
1t having already got abroad that this is
not missionary expedition. but simply
one OF exploration and discovery. The
parting episode at Indianapolis was
a stentorian invitation, audible above
the cheers of the multitude to
Come again, Grover" to which the
president raised his hat and smiling,
bowed his thanks. Among the mementoes
of the visit brought away by the distin-
gulshed guests is Waterbury watch
which was presented by some one at the
reception in the capitol, engraved: $40
Grover Cleveland with the regards of a
travelling salesman" Two or three
thousand persons wereeassembled at the